From the very beginning, you are gripped and enchanted by the strange world and exciting narrative. The prose is crisp and the pace never lags. The character travels a varied and unusual path from a young girl ready to give her life to religion to a wise and capable leader able to play the Game of the Council with impressive skill. Admittedly, Mara does seem a little too perfect at times, but she remains sympathetic throughout her struggles and does come very close to losing everything. She handles the problems she faces in ways the reader does not always expect. The world in which the characters live feels fully realised. Mara is an extremely headstrong, resourceful and intelligent main character. Having glanced, albeit briefly, at separate novels of Feist and Wurts, I believe that they actually work better together than apart. In this case though, they create magic together and far surpassed my expectations. I am always skeptical about author collaborations as the result is often uneven or lacking a unified voice.
Mara must act quickly and use all her wits to avoid her name being stamped out forever. The great loss to their enemy, the Minwanabi, has left her house depleted and vulnerable to attack. As the last remaining member of the Acoma line, Mara now must take up the role as head of her household and clan, with almost no preparation. Her father and brother have both been killed on the battlefield. The ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of a family general with news from home. Seventeen year old Mara of the Acoma is about to take vows and become a Priestess of Lashima. Tsurani culture is a blending of Feudal Japan and Ancient Rome, a combination that works surprisingly well. It also does not take a quasi-Medieval Europe as its setting which, though it woks well for Martin, has become a little overdone. Indeed, the Empire series contains some of the most original and imaginative world-building I have ever come across. The similarities end there though.ĭaughter of the Empire tackles intrigue and political battles in a very different manner.
It is more of a political fantasy series like the A Song Of Ice and Fire series by George R R Martin. The Empire series, however, is not a traditional fantasy adventure like its predecessor.
They take place in Kelewan, a land mentioned in Feist’s Riftwar Saga. Author(s): Raymond E Feist and Janny WurtsĪuthor Website(s): Janny Wurts and Raymond E Feist.ĭaughter of the Empire is the first in a trilogy of fantasy books written by Janny Wurts and Raymond E Feist.
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